The House Judiciary Committee is recommending that the House vote Wednesday to kill a bill that would require that a woman's doctor provide her with certain information about risks and alternatives to the procedure. The woman would be required to certify in writing that she has received the information.

The House passed a similar bill last year, but the Senate rejected it.

Thousands of California acres are ablaze as firefighters battle at least 21 wildfires throughout the state, but while many of those fires are small or mostly contained, the wind and heat that are spreading the Rocky Fire in Northern California -- and...